Are full games dead in low limits?

[betadecay]

This was just last thursday. The full ring tables are certainly not dead. Although I would still say the 6 mzx tables are more profitable. Especially because there are so many full ring tags trying to take up the game right now. It's funny how I always find a good FR player going super aggro at a short hand table. I'm sure the 6max games will slowly tighten up as all these tags adjust.

As far as full ring though, they are still pretty profitable for me at 2/4. Of course table selection is important but it's not too hard to find good tables I think.

[Mogobu The Fool]

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but were full tables invented by casinos to seat more players?

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"Full" is defined by the game, not the casino.

Normal poker tables in casinos had been designed to seat 8 for a long time. Eight was typical "full" anyway; at 7-stud, for example, having more than 8 players would lead to frequent common cards.

As Hold'em became more popular they started putting in elongated tables called, well, "Hold'em" tables. These allowed for an extra pair of players, because the game allows more players to be dealt in simply because fewer cards go out per player. Also, players WANTED the fuller tables.

If the card rooms had their way, every four Hold'em tables would be replaced by five 8-player games with an open seat at half of them. They'd make more rake. They only people the house loses money on are the ones on the waiting list.

[Dennisa]

That is exactly why the holdem tables in California are 9 player tables. In California, the card clubs can only take a fixed drop, not rake the pot.